New for 2016, SOG Knives has expanded its Zoom series to include the Zoom S30V, a lightweight, compact folding knife with a 3.6-inch S30V blade and aluminum handles with carbon fiber inserts. Using SOG’s assisted opening technology, the S30V blade opens with the push of your thumb on the thumb stud. With a thin profile and reversible pocket clip, the Zoom S30V is ideal for everyday carry. MSRP is $229.00. See below for a rundown of features and specs.

The SOG story begins in Vietnam, where members of a highly classified US special ops unit – known as MACV-SOG – carried a unique combat knife into the jungle on covert missions. Years later, in 1986, that knife inspired a young designer, named Spencer Frazer, to found SOG Specialty Knives. His mission: to reproduce the original SOG Bowie knife and pay tribute to the special ops unit that created it. What began as a single commemorative model soon became a full line of innovative tools – field-proven by US Special Forces, even honored as the Navy SEAL knife of choice. Today, SOG knives are carried with confidence into the most demanding situations. Forged out of tradition, hardened in the field, honed for you. So whether you’re protecting others or leading an epic hunting expedition, tackling one of life’s everyday challenges or facing your most extreme conditions yet, lead the way with SOG.